One of the things that makes me sad about online life is the number of mums who write about how lonely they are. It honestly breaks my heart how isolated, alone and unsupported so many mothers feel. I am so glad that social media exists to give these mums a place to voice their feelings. I…

I shared an article on my Facebook page a couple of weeks ago, that was shared again and again. There is a lot about the article that I don’t agree with (the headline, for one thing), but there was a lot in there that really resonated with me. I am hyper-aware of how it is…

“We’re all just doing our best.” Honestly? If I hear that phrase one more time I will scream even louder than I screamed the last time I heard that phrase. I simply detest it. “Best” is quite possibly the blandest word in the world. What does “best” actually mean? Well, though the dictionary defines it as “of…

Is it Monday? Because it feels like I haven’t actually achieved a thing this week, and yet I’ve been so busy that it’s flown by. Here we are, Friday evening* and I’m still thinking about how to plan my week. Ah, some weeks we just don’t it, right? * When does ‘evening’ start? Right now…

I am a simple person with a simple outlook on life and unless I’m watching it on stage or screen, I absolutely despise drama. If I feel so much as a solitary goosebump of drama, I will get away as fast as possible. Well, best not to run, but I’ll do that walk-run thing you do when you…

I used to laugh at parents who had family meetings. I thought they were the funniest thing. I was knee-deep in work meetings at the time and couldn’t fathom why anyone would want to bring that tedium into the home. Speaking of which, Bart once attended a work meeting to discuss why they had too many…

Max says he’s ready for high school. “We’re forming a gang, Mum,” he tells me. “It’s gonna have all the boys from my class who are going to our high school in it. We might ask other boys on the first day too. There’s gonna be 20, maybe even 100 year 7 boys in it….

I truly hate putting myself out there. Sure, I’m vocal and stand strong when I believe in something, but every time, every single time, I have to wrench myself out of a deep hole to do it. I’m sure there are people out there who relish being the centre of attention, but I am absolutely not one…

I’m a cranky kind of person, always have been. On the one hand I’m like an overly-enthusiastic Pollyanna who only sees good in the world and on the other hand I am a curmudgeon who finds Pollyannas immensely irritating. It’s hard being me, no doubt about it. I’m irritated by something (generally myself) on a daily…

There’s not a single element of parenting that isn’t a target for mum shaming and it doesn’t matter what you do: they will find you and they will hate you. Birthing – how you gave birth, where you gave birth, if you gave birth. Breastfeeding – whether you do it, how long you do it for, where you…